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MATH 490 · Mathematics and Statistics

Senior Mathematics Seminar

Independent research on an advanced mathematical topic under faculty guidance, resulting in a written senior monograph and departmental presentation.

How to enroll Where it fits Catalog Entry

Catalog overview

Course Essentials

Credits
3
semester credit hours
Level
400
Upper division
Typically offered
Spring
Spring semester only
Subject
Mathematics and Statistics
14 courses in the catalog

Prerequisites

MATH 410 or MATH 420, senior standing.

400-level courses: advanced capstone, senior research, and specialized seminars. This course counts toward the 36 upper-division credits every bachelor's degree requires (Undergraduate Catalog §2.3). Details: Undergraduate Catalog §9.9.

Generative AI in this course

Every syllabus must state one of three levels: Level 1 (AI not permitted for graded work), Level 2 (AI permitted with disclosure for specified tasks), Level 3 (AI permitted broadly with disclosure). Check your section's syllabus in Canvas. Unless it says otherwise, the university default applies: generative AI tools may be used for brainstorming, studying, and feedback on your own drafts, but not to produce work you submit for a grade.

Details: Student Handbook §5.7 and Student Handbook §5.8. See what each AI level allows.

Offered by

Department of Mathematics

Questions: Academic Advising Center

Office
Lovell Hall 101
Phone
(555) 555-0158
Email
advising@university.alkimi.ai

Degree planning

Where MATH 490 fits

What to take first, what this course opens up, and the requirements it can satisfy, from the Undergraduate Catalog.

This course

MATH 490

Senior Mathematics Seminar

3 credits · 400-level · Spring

Leads to

No other catalog course lists MATH 490 as a prerequisite.

Counts toward

Every course also counts toward the 120 credits needed for a bachelor's degree. Confirm your plan with your advisor or the Academic Advising Center.

AP credit

No AP exam awards credit for MATH 490. See the full AP equivalency table (Undergraduate Catalog §3.11).

2026–27 Instructors

Who teaches MATH 490

Portrait of Prof. Mei Lin Zhou

Prof. Mei Lin Zhou

Associate Professor of Mathematics; Secretary of the Faculty Senate

Instructor for MATH 490, Spring 2027

Office
Founders Hall 220
Phone
(555) 555-0168
Email
mzhou@university.alkimi.ai

Meeting times and rooms for each term are listed in AlkimiHub when registration opens.

Department chairs make teaching assignments each year (Faculty Handbook §5.1), and every instructor posts the syllabus in Canvas by the first day of classes (Faculty Handbook §5.2).

Registration

How to enroll in MATH 490

  1. Check the prerequisites

    MATH 410 or MATH 420, senior standing.

  2. Add it in AlkimiHub

    MATH 490 is typically offered in the spring semester. Register through AlkimiHub self-service registration, which opens by credit standing. Until the add deadline, you don't need instructor permission as long as seats remain and you've met the prerequisites. Details: Student Handbook §3.3.

  3. If the section is full, join the waitlist

    When a seat opens, AlkimiHub offers it to the first student on the waitlist and emails you. You have 24 hours to claim it before it goes to the next student. Details: Student Handbook §3.10.

Spring 2027 registration opens

By credit standing, in AlkimiHub.

Spring 2027 add deadline

Last day to add a course or change sections (11:59 p.m.).

All dates: academic calendar. Registration help: Office of the Registrar.

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